Music Articles archive

Listen Trixie Whitley: Songs For A Charmed — And Checkered — Life
January 27, 2013 – Whitley was born with a musical pedigree and began her career with a super-producer's endorsement.

Listen 25 Years Strong, 'Phantom Of The Opera' Kills And Kills Again
January 27, 2013 – Phantom on Saturday became the first show in Broadway history to run for a quarter century.

Watch After 17 Years, Adam Ant Transforms Again
January 26, 2013 – The man behind "Goody Two Shoes" hasn't made a record in two decades, but he's been busy all along.

Watch The Composer Who Tested Fighter Planes And Partied With Sinatra
January 26, 2013 – A cool ladies' man with a shaved head, Jimmy Van Heusen wrote dozens of hits and won four Oscars.

Watch New Opera Gets Benefit Of The 'Doubt'
January 25, 2013 – After a Pulitzer, a Tony and several Oscar nods, Doubt returns to the stage, this time as an opera.

Listen Honoring 'Our Will To Live': The Lost Music Of The Holocaust
January 25, 2013 – An Italian musicologist is resurrecting works written in World War II camps.

Listen Two Decades On, Vusi Mahlasela Still Sings 'To The People'
January 24, 2013 – The South African singer's new recording is a live concert featuring his most powerful anthems.

Watch How Music Transforms The Silver Screen
January 24, 2013 – Recent films, and a new album by Petra Haden, show how music can help bond a movie to the audience.

Listen The 'True Story' Inside Aaron Neville's Doo-Wop World
January 24, 2013 – Neville's latest album is a collection of the songs he grew up singing in the New Orleans projects.

Read Back Off The Bach To Drive Safely
January 23, 2013 – A new study says that listening to classical music makes for unsafe driving.

Read The New SFJAZZ Center, As Seen By Its Musicians
January 22, 2013 – Two artists who played the first SFJAZZ festival 30 years ago reflect on its new $64 million home.

Listen Jose James: A Broad-Minded Singer Lets The Beat Build
January 22, 2013 – Known for his proficiency in jazz, the singer employs the tools of hip-hop on his latest album.

Read Musical Google Earth: Composer Paul Moravec's Sense Of Place
January 22, 2013 – The Pulitzer Prize winner composer has written appealing pieces inspired by far flung locations.

Watch 'The Chronic' 20 Years Later: An Audio Document Of The L.A. Riots
January 22, 2013 – Our series about rap's greatest year begins with Dr. Dre's solo debut.

Listen Heavy Rotation: 5 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing
January 22, 2013 – Download new music from Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, Parquet Courts, Amy Cook and more.